Question

Oliver used one fourth of a cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. If he were to pour the lemonade into 3 smaller glasses, how much sugar would be in each glass?

a) 1/3 cup
b) 1/12 cup
c) 1/6 cup
d) 1/4 cup

Answer 1

To find the amount of sugar in each glass, we divide the total amount of sugar used to make the lemonade by the number of glasses. In this case, 1/4 cup of sugar divided by 3 glasses gives us 1/12 cup of sugar in each glass.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the amount of sugar in each glass, we need to divide the total amount of sugar used to make the lemonade by the number of glasses. Oliver used one fourth of a cup of sugar to make the lemonade, and he poured it into 3 smaller glasses. So, we need to divide 1/4 cup by 3 glasses.

To divide fractions, we invert (flip) the second fraction and multiply. So, 1/4 cup ÷ 3 glasses is equal to 1/4 cup × 1/3 glasses.

Multiplying the numerator and denominator, we get (1 × 1) ÷ (4 × 3), which simplifies to 1/12 cup.